Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D (2010)

Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D Synopsis

The fourth installment of the hugely successful Resident Evil franchise, Resident Evil: Afterlife is again based on the wildly popular video game series, and will this time be presented in 3-D. In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, ALICE (Milla Jovovich), continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. Her deadly battle with the Umbrella Corporation reaches new heights, but Alice gets some unexpected help from an old friend. A new lead that promises a safe haven from the Undead takes them to Los Angeles, but when they arrive the city is overrun by thousands of Undead - and Alice and her comrades are about to step into a deadly trap.

It was only about five years ago that James Cameron's Avatar changed the world's perspective on the cinematic experience and both IMAX and 3D. And while we've seen some marvelous titles take advantage of both formats in the time since, the reality is that the industry is now regularly looking for a way to stay fresh and innovative.

James Cameron is considering a re-release of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with some newly minted 3D additions. An audience member at Cameron's Q&A asked the Academy Award-winning filmmaker and innovator is he had any plans to retrofit his Terminator movies for 3D.

Regardless of your thoughts on the effectiveness that 3D has on a feature film, we can all pretty much agree on one thing: 3D glasses suck. Their bulky, uncomfortable, and have the effect of wearing sunglasses indoors. And let's not even talk about the pain in the ass they are for people like me who wear prescription glasses. Because of this problem, the obvious next evolution for 3D technology is the elimination of the glasses. Complicated as that might seem, it would appear that the technology now exists.

Director Darren Aronofsky shot his upcoming biblical epic Noah in 2D and that's exactly how the film will be coming to theaters Stateside next month - but the same can't be said for the movie's international release. Paramount Pictures plans to shake up their global release of the blockbuster by creating a special 3D version that will only be playing in cinemas outside of the U.S.

I see movies for free for my job, but even I see a trailer now and then that makes me think I can wait for it to hit Netflix. But once in a blue moon comes a movie that really demands to be seen in the theater as the director intended. And as I watched Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity in 3D, I became acutely aware that this was the only it should be seen.

Based on the continued popularity of our To 3D or not to 3D series, you're still being faced with many opportunities to pay extra and see a film in an extra dimension. But is Hollywood's latest effort to wring more money out of you finally in decline? Check out this graph posted to Reddit for a pretty compelling argument that it is

The Wizard of Oz is gearing up for its 75th Anniversary, which among other things, makes the film very old and in desperate need of a touch-up. Not only is the film and sound getting digitally enhanced for the anniversary, but Warner Bros. is also putting together a 3D and IMAX release of the film, that will then be brought to Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD and Ultraviolet on October 1.

The Ice Age franchise is beginning to feel as old as its namesake. The fourth flick in the series, Ice Age: Continental Drift, follows the ragtag band of now-extinct animals as they meet up with an equally ragtag group of pirates. If you missed the movie in theaters—and you have children—you can catch Ice Continental Drift on 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD beginning on December 11.

After submitting a photo, fans will get to choose one of three iconic moments from the movie, picking to be a part of the “I’m the King of the World,” “I’ll Never Let Go,” or “I’m Flying Jack” scenes. The app will then insert the fan photo into the moment from the film.

For better or for worse, you can thank James Cameron for the current era of 3D films we're living in . Of course, Cameron pioneered 3D technology that looked like nothing you'd ever seen in Avatar, and didn't exactly ask for a wave of copycats and poorly converted 3D films to follow

The regular Blu-Ray 3D sets and the limited edition gift sets won’t street until October 23, but if you happen to be hanging out at Comic Con right now, you may be one of the lucky 250 able to pre-order a set over at booth #4313. There’s no word on exact bonus features with the sets so far, but the box with the gift set looks pretty huge, and Fox Home Entertainment is assuring us it will come with the 3D Blu-Ray, a DVD version of the film, and an entire disc of extras.

Yep, that's a rather badass replica of Nick Fury's briefcase from The Avengers, complete with a light-up version of the Tesseract/Cosmic Cube. As you'd expect, the Phase One box set includes Blu-ray versions of all the "canonical" Marvel Universe films thus far: Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, and The Avengers.

Next week sees the release of The Dark Knight, the conclusion to Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, but that won't be the end of the filmmaker's time in the world of comic book movies. Though he won't be involved with Warner Bros.' Justice League film, he is an executive producer on Zack Snyder's Man of Steel. His involvement with that project, however, has raised some questions about how the new Superman flick would be released.

If ever there's a story that could benefit from proper use of 3D technology, it's the big screen adaptation of Yann Martel's adventure novel Life of Pi. Martel paints a vivid, colorful picture in the telling of Pi's story, which offers real potential for a visually stunning feature film. Factor in Ang Lee's involvement as director, and Life of Pi may just be one of the must-see-in-3D movies this year.

It ain’t easy getting work in this industry, especially a film like Wrath of the Titans, but boy did director Jonathan Liebesman take on, well, a monster. While Clash of the Titans went on to make a killing at the box office, $493.2 million worldwide, many moviegoers weren’t particularly happy with the experience. In a way, not only is Liebesman responsible for making his own movie good, but also for making up for the last one a bit.

Back in 2010, when 3D was still a fresh, new idea and was constantly being misused, we published a feature titled "The 10 Best 3-D Movies And What Hollywood Can Learn From Them". In the editorial, Josh, Katey and I wrote about the 3D films that we thought best utilized the technology. One of those films was 2008’s Journey to the Center of the Earth. Now, four years later, that movie’s sequel is arriving in theaters. Will its 3D be as effective as it was the first time?

There is a heavyweight comic showdown coming this summer. The Avengers vs. The Dark Knight Rises. Marvel vs. DC. 3D vs. IMAX. While Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol may have made a strong case for IMAX over 3D, these new specs might help tip the scales back to the third dimension.

For those of us who have never seen Cirque Du Soleil live, Judd Apatow gave us a sample of a production of it in Knocked Up, and now those with an interest in seeing more of it on the big screen in a more focused style (as opposed to the snippet shown to us in front of two guys on mushrooms), Paramount is set to deliver with a 3D Event Film called Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away.

“It's only a means, not an end,” Scorsese explained. “Real 3D is beautiful, but it's just one choice, one tool among many, and you only want to use it if it's the right tool.” Will it be the right tool for his next two projects? Scorsese tells the trade that he is “considering the possibility,” though stops short of confirming anything.

Movies actually shot in 3D will always trump those that have been post-converted, but the truth is that the latter has been getting much better recently. While the post-conversion fad got off to a horrible start with the release of Clash of the Titans - which is easily one of the worst 3D movies we've seen in recent years - some of 2011's best 3D movies weren't actually shot stereoscopically.

Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace will make its way back to the big screen in 3D next February. The trailer for the movie is now online in all of its podracing, lightsaber fighting, space battle glory. Watch it ahead!

Welcome to our 33rd edition of “To 3D Or Not To 3D.” Since we started this feature paired with the release of Clash of the Titans [shudder], we’ve analyzed some of the best 3D movies have to offer (like Legends of the Guardians) to some of the worst (like Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides). This week marks the release of Immortals, a new epic starring Henry Cavill, Luke Evans and Mickey Rourke. But is the 3D up to snuff?

Yeah, they're tossing around a lot of cliches about the effect of 3D, that it "immerses" you in the story and that "you really feel like you're in it," but we've learned several times that CGI-heavy movies like the Lord of the Rings films and The Hobbit lend themselves well to 3D, so there's reason to believe it will work here. Also, the broad subject of "3D" allows this featurette to wander all over the set

Rather than evaluating whether you need to see this movie in 3D, in this very special edition of To 3D Or Not To 3D we set out to determine whether you need to be high while wearing those silly 3D glasses, in order to enjoy it. Read on…

Earlier this year I reviewed the 3D for Kung Fu Panda 2 the most recent movie from Dreamworks Animation before Puss in Boots. I ended up giving the film a score of 32 out of 35 because the 3D utilization was excellent, almost to the point of perfection. Now the question is can the 3D in Puss in Boots top it?

The real draw of Hugo, beyond the eye-popping production values or John Logan’s immersive script, will be Scorsese’s first foray into 3D storytelling. From everything we are hearing, it’s some of the best 3D ever attempted. Which, given Scorsese’s reputation as a visual genius, should surprise no one.

The vast, vast majority of commenters seemed to think the 3D trend needed to end, including these Disney re-releases. When yesterday's news broke there were definitely people saying that too, but a little more excitement too-- and that's just two weeks after the Lion King 3D re-release

This was inevitable. Since its release on September 16th, Disney's The Lion King 3D has won the weekend box office race twice and has earned almost $80 million. The re-release was bigger than anyone could have imagined, and it's hard to even say why it happened. The point is that the studio has now opened a major portal for new revenue streams and now they have announced that they will try and keep that portal from closing.

I've said it at least 3,000 times before and I'll probably say it at least another 3,000 times in the future: not every movie needs to be in 3D. While movies like Avatar and Tron Legacy, there's no reason why Baz Luhrmann should should be filming his adaptation of The Great Gatsby in the third dimension.

We here at Cinema Blend have done our best to accept that 3D is going to be part of the film-going experience for a while. We hope that our To 3D or Not To 3D segments have been helpful for you in deciding which movies will be worth the extra cash, and which ones to just see in 2D. But despite our begrudged acceptance of the format not everyone has taken to the 3D, and a recent study has shown that people in the UK are even more against it than we are here in the US.

Did you know that when you shell out 3 or 4 extra bucks for a 3D movie ticket, that doesn't even include the price of the glasses? Turns out the 3D surcharge is something that's been slapped on by the movie exhibitor for the sake of the "enhanced experience"-- and to cover the cost of installing the 3D systems to begin with-- and the glasses themselves have been paid for by the studios

A few days after Warner Bros. announced the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 release, Sony has its eye on the 3D prize. The company has announced it will release a Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 3D combo pack, marking the first time Part 1 has appeared in 3D.

If families will pay to see The Lion King again in 3D, what’s going to stop them from seeing a Shrek film or any past Pixar movies that happened to come out before the 3D craze? That got me thinking. Are there five classic Disney animated features I’d look forward to seeing in 3D? Future re-releases of studio classics seem inevitable at this point. So here are the five Disney animated classics I wouldn’t mind seeing in 3D

The fourth Underworld film will be released on IMAX by Sony Picture’s Entertainment as a day-and-date release on Jan. 20, 2012. It’s the first installment in the series to be screened in IMAX, as well as the first to screen in 3D. And as Will points out, the latest trailer appears to go out of its way to utilize the technology by throwing as much as it can off the screen at its audience.

Would Les Mis stand out in 3D? Sure. But could the glasses needed to utilize the technology dampen the visual appeal of Hooper’s cinematography? Absolutely yes. MarketSaw says it's receiving this bit of news from a source close to the cinematography side of the production. But since this production is still in early stages of development, we need to treat this as a rumor until we hear something solid from Universal.

The story of William Tell is not a warm and fuzzy tale. We’re talking about a defiant political figure who was forced by a tyrannical ruler to shoot an apple off his son’s head as punishment for his refusal to be subjugated. So no, I’m not seeing the surefire homerun in the family entertainment department.

It's almost a shame that Shark Night's such a completely terrible movie, because most of the 3D is actually pretty good. Far better than you'd expect in such a low-rent, throwaway horror flick, particularly one directed by the guy responsible for the awful 3D on The Final Destination.

The Green Lantern release will hit 3D Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray, and DVD on October 14th. The whole thing plays a high-cost, low-quality tune. You’ll get the most for your money with the more-reasonable-for-what-you-get $43.99 3D Blu-Ray, but even then, the special features only equate to a couple of featurettes, additional scenes, an extended cut of the film, and a Green Lantern: The Animated Series preview.

If you head out to see Fright Night this weekend one of the biggest decisions you’ll face is how to see it. Colin Farrell’s new vampire movie is being shown in both 2D and 3D versions, and you’ll pay more to see it in the 3D format. We’re here to help you decide between them.

Should you choose to see director Marcus Nispel’s Conan the Barbarian remake this weekend, the biggest decision you’ll face at the ticket counter isn’t when to see it, but how to see it. Like nearly every major movie release, Conan’s being presented in both 2D and 3D formats. We’re here to help you decide between them.

Carrier and his team had 400 students watch one of three movies -- How To Train Your Dragon, Alice in Wonderland or Clash of the Titans in either 3D or 2D, then go home and complete an online survey about what they saw. Apparently the only real difference is that the 3D moviegoers felt a lot more ill-- and lighter in the wallet

This summer has been over-populated with post-conversion and 3D films that were never meant to be 3D films, but Final Destination 5's use of the technology is absolutely wonderful. Director Steven Quale knew what he was doing every step of the way while making this film in three-dimensions and it absolutely shines through.

When you see Captain America: The First Avenger this weekend the biggest decision you’ll face at the box office isn’t when to see it, but how to see it. Like nearly ever big blockbuster set to be released from now on through 2013, Cap’s first adventure is being released on both higher-priced 3D and more budget-friendly 2D screens.

You just can’t keep a good pirate down. Despite two sub-par sequels, the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise took back to the high seas this past May, and soon raked in over a billion dollars of booty worldwide. And that’s a pile of treasure that pretty much guarantees Jack Sparrow will continue having adventures for as long as Johnny Depp wants to play him.

How does the movie handle the new format? Is it worth your extra $4 or are you better off seeing the new movie the same way that you saw all of the others. Read on for our full analysis of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2's 3D and make your informed decision.

Let’s consider this the final word on how much filmmakers care about the job theater projectionists do with their movies. The following is a letter from Stanley Kubrick, sent to theaters with prints of Barry Lyndon in 1975. The message not only stresses just how much work went into the film...

There’s been a lot of discussion over the past few weeks, over whether or not movie theaters are doing their job, when projecting Hollywood’s movies up on their screen. At the center of all the controversy are 3D movies, which must be projected differently from 2D movies. In particular they must be shown brighter.